The Actress
by Elizabeth Sims

Summary

Aspiring actress and single mom Rita Farmer is desperate. If she doesn't land a paying job soon-horror movie, soap commercial, anything-she's afraid her ex-husband will use her dire financial straits to take away Petey, her cherished four-year-old son.

Then a defense attorney approaches her with an unusual job offer: So long as she's discreet, Rita can rake in $1,000 a day preparing his client for her appearance in court.

The catch? The client, wealthy heiress Eileen Tenaway, is charged with the murder of her own child. Rita must coach Eileen secretly to help her seem more sympathetic, more human. Rita knows she can do it, but what she doesn't know is how determined she'll become to find out what really happened to Eileen's child that night. Her life, and Petey's, will depend on it.

The Actress is book one in a series of thrillers. Look for the release of The Extra in June 2009 and a third book in this series the following year.

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Praise

"Intricate and surprising, this is a gripping read." — Booklist

"A page-turner from stem to stern!" — Kirkus Reviews

"Her wry commentary on life in Hollywood is dead-on." — Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Elizabeth is also the author of the Lillian Byrd Crime series: Holy Hell (#1), the Lambda Award-winning Damn Straight (#2), Lucky Stiff (#3) and Easy Street (#4). Elizabeth holds English Literature degrees from Michigan State University and Wayne State University, where she won the Tompkins Award for Graduate Fiction. She's served on the editorial board of a literary magazine and has worked as a reporter, corporate trainer, bookseller, executive, and writing coach; she is also a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and Mensa International.

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